Maternity Monday: 1 Button Closure Maternity Blazer
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Ooh: there are some nice sale items (like this blazer!) and general nice sales going on over at Pea in the Pod. The blazer, for example, was $269 but is now marked to $80 (lucky size 3 only) — this is a great price. In general, you can take $50 off your purchase of $300 or more, or $125 off your purchase of $500 more — handy if you’re building your maternity wardrobe. Isabella Oliver 1 Button Closure Maternity Blazer
Building a maternity wardrobe for work? Check out our page with more suggestions along both classic and trendy/seasonal lines.
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Sales of note for 5/8/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Up to 50% off select styles + 15% off fragrance (exclusions apply; ends 5/11) + give $150 in gift cards, earn a $25 promo card (ends 5/13)
- Ann Taylor – 30% off your full-price purchase + extra 40% off sale
- Banana Republic Factory – 40-60% everything + extra 25% off
- Eloquii – $25+ select styles + extra 45% off all sale
- J.Crew – Up to 50% off must-have styles + extra 50% off select sale styles
- J.Crew Factory – Up to 60% off everything + extra 50% off clearance
- M.M.LaFleur – Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – 25% off all tops, pants, jeans, and shorts + 25% off all markdowns
And — here are some of our latest threadjacks of interest – working mom questions asked by the commenters!!
- The concept of “backup care” is so stupid…
- I need tips on managing employees in BigLaw who have to leave for daycare pickup…
- I’m thinking of leaning out to spend more time with my family – how can I find the perfect job for that?
- I’m now a SAHM and my husband needs to step up…
- How can I change my thinking to better recognize some of my husband’s contributions as important, like organizing the shed?
- What are your tips to having a good weekend with kids, especially with little kids? Do you have a set routine or plan?
DC Moms, I need help. I’m planning my daugther’s 4th birthday party in May and I’m running out of ideas for a fun party. We’re expecting about 15-20 kids. I’m thinking of the Curiosity Zone in Ashburn or Chibis Indoor Playground. Online reviews of both places sound good, they’re relatively around the same price…I just want it to be fun, low stress, and organized. Last year, we held the party at the Gymboree Play and Music place and while it was fun, they were just disorganized and haphazard. I didn’t think it was worth the $$.
I won’t have time to visit the places this week so any feedback any of you DC based moms have on these places would be great. (I know I’m asking a bunch of strangers online but I figure “anecdata” always helps…)
So ladies, I was on here a few weeks (or maybe a couple months now) back lamenting the decision on whether or not to have a second. Well, turns out you can have an oops even at 36. Argh! Just found out Friday. DH thought it might have been an elaborate joke, but nope, it’s real. Advice on a surprise second?
Any recommendations for healthy(ish) snacks for a toddler to eat in the car? DS is always starving at the end of the day, and my go to snacks have been Goldfish crackers, Cheerios, and granola bars. I’d like to give him something less processed but still clean enough to eat in his car seat. All I can think of so far is dried fruit. Any other good ideas?
Any suggestions for a good rash guard or sun suit in size 6-12 months? I’m looking for ones with long sleeves, ideally. I think I also want a zipper as I don’t want to deal with pulling a high neck over my kid’s melon – baby never rolls better or faster than when I’m trying to get a shirt over baby’s head.
I’m also not wanting to spend a lot on this because it’s going to fit the kid for roughly 15 minutes by my calculations.
(Also- if these shirts are stretchier than I think and I’m being ridiculous, let me know.)
Q for the hive: do you have any tricks for sharing calendar invites with other people? I always use Google Calendar and enter a lot of information in each entry, which I then send as an “invite” to other people like my husband (iPhone, doesn’t use Gmail or Outlook regularly) or my brother (uses Outlook). Everyone tells me they can’t see the info I’ve entered on the account — even the subject line of the event (which often has things like the flight info). Anyone have any tips for this? Is it an app problem (like everyone needs to download the calendar app I use on my iPhone) or is there a better way to do it (like instead of sending invites just set up a shared calendar with the appropriate people and add the new event to the appropriate calendar)?
Hi all – I’m heading back to work later this week after mat leave and my first “day” back will be trial by fire as it involves me flying to another city for the day. It’s a short flight (~80 minutes) and in total I’ll be gone for about 12 hours while SO stays home with the butterbean. This will be my first time pumping out of the house, and right now I’m planning on taking my PISA and just trying to find a bathroom wherever I am – how glamorous! – because we’ll be changing venues every few hours. Any tips or tricks for same day trips while pumping? I’m assuming I’ll pump when I land and before I take off, and at least twice inbetween.
My kiddo has been struggling to sleep alone in her room at night – she wakes up repeatedly throughout the night whimpering. If I’m in the room, I can say something and she will go right back to sleep; if I’m not in the room, she’ll wake up fully and scream until I get there.
She had been a great night time sleeper, so I think this is probably a developmental thing; separation anxiety, or fear of the dark maybe? She’s had a bit of disruption with travel and time at her dad’s the last few weeks too. Would appreciate any strategies, book recommendations, etc.
Okay, time to actually deal with this …
Kiddo turned 2 in February and still relies pretty heavily on a pacifier. We’ve limited it to bedtime / nap / car use only, but I ‘d like to start to wean him off of it completely because this weekend it found it *hilarious* to show me how he could fit the entire thing into his mouth.
I know we should have started earlier, but he’s such a good sleeper and I didn’t want to mess with what was working. Also, in the car it really helps me to concentrate on evening traffic when he isn’t screaming “PACI!” from the backseat. But it’s time.
Tips, or success stories to share?